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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Rathcosgry

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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In level pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 247, no. 123) as a circular ‘Stone fort’ (diam. c. 48.8m) that was densely overgrown and more than half of which was destroyed. It was defined by a double-faced drystone wall. Some stone was taken from it and used for road metal in the construction of a road to its N. The cashel has since been levelled and no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 8 March 2018

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